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Holly
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Justine Lupe, Stephen King
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11,104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,208
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10,206
When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency, hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly Gibney is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just passed away. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny’s desperate voice makes it impossible to turn her down. Meanwhile, mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. But they are also harboring a shocking, unholy secret.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Investigations in the time of Covid
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 09-05-23
- Holly
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Justine Lupe, Stephen King
SK never disappoints
Reviewed: 09-22-23
I could have done without the Trump references sprinkled through but the pandemic was part of the story - it took place during the time when we were deep in it, so I don’t understand all the reviews bashing that aspect.
That being said, the writing was brilliant, as always and the story was compelling and horrific, without supernatural elements, which is rare for SK. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as should any true SK devotee.
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The House We Grew Up In
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Karina Fernandez
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,787
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,284
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,275
Years after an Easter weekend tragedy devastates a family, they return to the house they grew up in to unearth the many secrets hidden within the nooks and crannies of home.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Constant Fat Shaming
- By Burke Downer on 07-11-20
- The House We Grew Up In
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Karina Fernandez
My favorite Lisa Jewel book so far
Reviewed: 09-19-21
A little sad, but a really good story of a family, with all their flaws. Thoroughly enjoyed.
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56 Days
- By: Catherine Ryan Howard
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,064
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,065
Ciara and Oliver meet in a supermarket queue in Dublin and start dating the same week COVID-19 reaches Irish shores. When lockdown threatens to keep them apart, Oliver suggests they move in together. Ciara sees a unique opportunity for a relationship to flourish without the scrutiny of family and friends. Oliver sees a chance to hide who - and what - he really is.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A bit disappointing
- By SB on 08-18-21
- 56 Days
- By: Catherine Ryan Howard
- Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins
Eh
Reviewed: 09-19-21
I listened to all of Catherine Ryan Howard’s books during the pandemic so I was eagerly awaiting the release of this one. But alas, it was only so-so, probably my least favorite.
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Billy Summers
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Paul Sparks
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33,164
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29,680
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,529
Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He’s a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely amazing
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 08-03-21
- Billy Summers
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Paul Sparks
Loved, loved, loved!
Reviewed: 09-19-21
This was a very different type of story for Stephen King, no horror, no supernatural beings, but it worked. The characters are so richly drawn, as only SK can, so you are drawn in and thoroughly invested. I would venture to say this is among my favorite SK books and I have read just about all.
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The Last Thing He Told Me
- A Novel
- By: Laura Dave
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 58,271
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50,754
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50,606
Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss, as a US marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The worst book I have ever heard
- By Amazon Customer on 05-14-21
- The Last Thing He Told Me
- A Novel
- By: Laura Dave
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
I don’t get all the hype
Reviewed: 09-19-21
This was just a mediocre novel, with mediocre characters and as such, it was difficult to feel invested in them, or the story.
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Heartland
- A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
- By: Sarah Smarsh
- Narrated by: Sarah Smarsh
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 977
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 865
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 862
During Sarah Smarsh’s turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country’s changing economic policies solidified her family’s place among the working poor. By telling the story of her life and the lives of the people she loves, Smarsh challenges us to look more closely at the class divide in our country and examine the myths about people thought to be less because they earn less.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My favorite memoir of 2018
- By NMwritergal on 11-25-18
- Heartland
- A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
- By: Sarah Smarsh
- Narrated by: Sarah Smarsh
Disappointing
Reviewed: 12-06-20
Started this a year ago and lost interest. Tried again recently, determined to see it through. It was a struggle. It was hard to keep all the family members straight as the timeline jumped forward and back with little rhyme or reason. And, though it tells the “story” of a poor farm family in middle America, it’s barely a story at all, just facts and events peppered with political commentary. Just didn’t like it.
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The Pale-Faced Lie
- A True Story
- By: David Crow
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,273
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,885
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,879
Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his siblings idolized their dad. Tall, strong, smart, and brave, the self-taught Cherokee regaled his family with stories of his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies - even murder. A shrewd con artist with a genius IQ, Thurston intimidated David with beatings to coerce him into doing his criminal bidding. David's mom, too mentally ill to care for her children, couldn't protect him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best new release I’ve read!
- By A. Deal on 02-17-20
- The Pale-Faced Lie
- A True Story
- By: David Crow
- Narrated by: Kaipo Schwab
Excellent Memoir
Reviewed: 06-16-20
I was hooked from the first few lines. Haunting and powerful, this is a memoir like no other, a story that stays with you. Saying the author came from a “dysfunctional” family seems inadequate - there should be a new word for the childhood and parents he and his siblings endured. Kudos to all of them for overcoming and succeeding!
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